dreamedm, Mar 27, 2006
"Stasis interrupted." Schism sets the tone with its sulky, dissolving landscape gradually melting into the unknown, while Phalange portends an inevitable war of great proportions with its mounting furor. The creatures are inexorable. In Netek, I beheld a wistful dream of an inert, primitive lifeform slumbering in a vast space of solitude. The bells of Emulgade toll for the alien race, ready to take arms in a depopulated, indefinite future. And then there's Hydrocil, the only track on Ashes that is distinguished by it's minimal deep techno style. Granted, it may sound somewhat out of place in contrast to everything else, yet for its own sake, merits an indelible spot on this album.
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